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Climate
31
Aug

Energy Saving LED Street Lights-The Unintended Consequences

August 31, 2022
Photo by Daniel Olah on Unsplash The intentions are good: help save the planet by reducing energy consumption from streetlights. Claims also include the reduction of light pollution. However, there could be unintended consequences associated with energy saving LED streetlights. Artificial Light at Night (ALAN), Light Pollution and Circadian Disruption: In many cases these new...
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21
Jul

5G WIRELESS NETWORKS THREATEN WEATHER FORECASTS, NCAR EXPERT TELLS CONGRESS

July 21, 2021
Source: NCAR & UCAR News https://news.ucar.edu/132801/5g-wireless-networks-threaten-weather-forecasts-ncar-expert-tells-congress JUL 20, 2021 – BY DAVID HOSANSKY WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States must protect radio frequencies that are essential for weather forecasts and understanding the climate system, NCAR Associate Director William Mahoney told the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology today. Mahoney, a meteorologist and expert in...
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10
Mar

French MPs propose ‘moratorium’ on 5G rollout, citing health, environment

March 10, 2021
Source: https://tinyurl.com/yah8krhh By Mathieu Pollet | EURACTIV France | translated by Daniel Eck Three amendments proposing to have a “moratorium” on 5G deployment in France – first spotted by news websites Numerama and Next INpact – were tabled before the French National Assembly during its committee’s examination of the bill to combat climate change. EURACTIV France reports. The frequencies dedicated to 5G networks should be “provisionally suspended”...
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09
Nov

Environmental data justice

November 9, 2020
Joycelyn Longdon Open Access Published: November, 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30254-0 The world is transitioning into a data-driven era, where algorithms can influence anything from our health-care services, consumer behaviour, and even national and international environmental decisions. Fears around the embedded bias and discrimination seen in algorithms has motivated an Environmental Data Justice movement of citizens, researchers,...
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12
Sep

Video streaming: type of data transmission influences climate compatability

September 12, 2020
09/10/2020 | Press release No. 144/20 | digitalization, Joint press release with the Federal Environment Agency Green cloud computing: energy and resource requirements of digital infrastructures Auto translated from German For video streaming in HD quality, different amounts of greenhouse gas emissions arise depending on the transmission technology. The share of CO 2 emissions from data processing in the data center is relatively...
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11
Sep

5G and the Myth of a Green Transition

September 11, 2020
by jobak17 11 September 2020 Far from absurd conspiracy theories about spreading coronavirus, Jo Baker argues that the rapid and seemingly unstoppable spread of 5G is happening without consultation or due consideration of the economic, environmental and climatic impact of such technologies. 5G infrastructure is currently being rolled out in many of our towns and cities....
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22
Nov

Global 5G wireless deal threatens weather forecasts

November 22, 2019
Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03609-x 22 NOVEMBER 2019 Meteorologists say international standards for wireless technology could degrade crucial satellite measurements of water vapour. Alexandra Witze The international agency that regulates global telecommunications agreed to new radio-frequency standards on 21 November. Meteorologists say the long-awaited decision threatens the future of weather forecasting worldwide, by allowing transmissions from mobile-phone networks...
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